Upper New York Bay, Jersey City

#23 among attractions in Jersey City

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New York Harbor is at the mouth of the Hudson River where it empties into New York Bay near the East River tidal estuary, and then into the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of the United States. It is one of the largest natural harbors in the world, and is frequently named the best natural harbor in the world. It is also known as Upper New York Bay, which is enclosed by the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island and the Hudson County, New Jersey, municipalities of Jersey City and Bayonne. The name may also refer to the entirety of New York Bay including Lower New York Bay. Although the United States Board on Geographic Names does not use the term, New York Harbor has important historical, governmental, commercial, and ecological usages. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°40'6"N, 74°2'44"W

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Upper New York Bay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: To the Struggle Against World Terrorism, New York Harbor, Robbins Reef Light, Bergen Neck.

1.3 miW
Monuments and statues
To the Struggle Against World Terrorism, Bayonne
33 min walk • To the Struggle Against World Terrorism is a 10–story sculpture by Zurab Tsereteli that was given to the United States as an official gift from the Russian government as a memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks in 2001, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
~0 ftNE
Harbor
New York Harbor, New York City
1 min walk • New York Harbor is at the mouth of the Hudson River where it empties into New York Bay near the East River tidal estuary, and then into the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of the United States.
1.3 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Robbins Reef Light, Jersey City
33 min walk • The Robbins Reef Light Station is a sparkplug lighthouse located off Constable Hook in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, along the west side of Main Channel, Upper New York Bay. The tower and integral keepers quarters were built in 1883. It replaced an octagonal granite tower built in 1839. The U.S.
0.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Bergen Neck, Jersey City
24 min walk • Bergen Neck is the peninsula between the Upper New York Bay and the Newark Bay in the Hudson County, New Jersey municipalities of Bayonne and Jersey City.